This is the most Y2K movie in existence. The excessive slow-mo, the drum ‘n bass influenced soundtrack, the dumb nu metal cover of the theme song, give me a break. It’s trying way too hard to be cool, and watching it now (or as someone with good taste in 2000, I’d imagine) you can’t help but laugh at these choices. The charm of the man who made _Hard Boiled_ and _Face Off_ is completely missing here, instead it feels like a film directed by a meathead. The action’s forgettable and poorly edited (e.g. why the cross fading during the opening car chase?), the plot and characters are disposable (also, why the love triangle?), there’s too much of a 007 influence creatively and it doesn’t even use its location to the fullest extent (why does so much of this take place in the suburbs?). I only really like some individual moments, for example the rock climbing scene is pretty memorable (despite being superfluous to the story) and there are some good stunts during the motorcycle chase. The cinematography is also decent, and some of the better actors in the cast elevate the material at least a little bit, but this is overall a complete misfire.

3.5/10